Jeremiah 30:12
Jeremiah 30:12 in Multiple Translations
For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
For thus saith Jehovah, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous.
For the Lord has said, Your disease may not be made well and your wound is bitter.
This is what the Lord says: You have a wound that cannot be healed, you have a terrible injury.
For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruising is incurable, and thy wound is dolorous.
For thus said Jehovah: Incurable is thy breach, grievous thy stroke,
For the LORD says, “Your hurt is incurable. Your wound is grievous.
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
For thus saith the Lord: Thy bruise is incurable, thy wound is very grievous.
Yahweh also says this: “You have ◄suffered very much/endured many disasters►; it is as though you have a terrible wound that cannot be cured.
Berean Amplified Bible — Jeremiah 30:12
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Jeremiah 30:12 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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HEB
כִּ֣י
כֹ֥ה
אָמַ֛ר
יְהוָ֖ה
אָנ֣וּשׁ
לְ/שִׁבְרֵ֑/ךְ
נַחְלָ֖ה
מַכָּתֵֽ/ךְ
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
for
Conj
כֹ֥ה
kôh
H3541
thus
Adv
אָמַ֛ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
אָנ֣וּשׁ
ʼânash
H605
be incurable
Adj
לְ/שִׁבְרֵ֑/ךְ
sheber
H7667
breaking
Prep | N-ms | Suff
נַחְלָ֖ה
châlâh
H2470
be weak
V-Niphal
מַכָּתֵֽ/ךְ
makkâh
H4347
wound
N-fs | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Jeremiah 30:12
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
"for"
Conj
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.
כֹ֥ה
kôh
H3541
"thus"
Adv
This Hebrew word means thus or in this manner. It can also indicate a location or time, such as here or now. The KJV translates it in various ways, including also, here, and so.
Definition: 1) thus, here, in this manner 1a) thus, so 1b) here, here and there 1c) until now, until now...until then, meanwhile Aramaic equivalent: kah (כָּה "thus" H3542)
Usage: Occurs in 541 OT verses. KJV: also, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder. See also: Genesis 15:5; 1 Kings 22:20; Isaiah 7:7.
אָמַ֛ר
ʼâmar
H559
"to say"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to say or speak, and it's used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to command, promise, or think, and it's translated in the KJV as 'answer', 'appoint', or 'command'.
Definition: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Usage: Occurs in 4337 OT verses. KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. See also: Genesis 1:3; Genesis 18:23; Genesis 25:32.
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
אָנ֣וּשׁ
ʼânash
H605
"be incurable"
Adj
This Hebrew verb means to be weak or sick, and is used to describe someone who is incurable or desperately wicked. It appears in the Bible to describe people who are hopeless or frail. In the KJV, it is translated as desperate or woeful.
Definition: 1) to be weak, sick, frail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be incurable 1a2) to be sick 1a3) desperate, incurable, desperately wicked, woeful, very sick (pass participle) (metaph.) 1b) (Niphal) to be sick
Usage: Occurs in 9 OT verses. KJV: desperate(-ly wicked), incurable, sick, woeful. See also: 2 Samuel 12:15; Jeremiah 17:9; Isaiah 17:11.
לְ/שִׁבְרֵ֑/ךְ
sheber
H7667
"breaking"
Prep | N-ms | Suff
This word describes a breaking or shattering, like a physical injury or a dream being interpreted, and is used to convey ruin or destruction in the Bible.
Definition: 1) breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash, ruin, shattering 1a) breaking, fracture, shattering, crushing 1b) crashing 1c) breaking (of a dream), interpretation 1d) quarries
Usage: Occurs in 41 OT verses. KJV: affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation. See also: Leviticus 21:19; Jeremiah 6:1; Psalms 60:4.
נַחְלָ֖ה
châlâh
H2470
"be weak"
V-Niphal
To beg or entreat means to ask or pray for something, often with a sense of weakness or sickness, like when someone is grieving or in pain.
Definition: : weak/disabled 1) to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry 1a) (Qal) to be weak, be sick 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to be or become weak, feel weak 1b2) to become sick, become ill 1c) (Niphal) 1c1) to make oneself sick 1c2) to be made sick 1c3) to be tired 1d) (Pual) to be made weak, become weak 1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself sick 1f) (Hiphil) 1f1) to make sore 1f2) to make sick 1f3) to show signs of sickness, become sick 1f4) to grieve 1g) (Hophal) 1g1) to be made sick 1g2) to be wounded
Usage: Occurs in 73 OT verses. KJV: beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded. See also: Genesis 48:1; Psalms 119:58; Psalms 35:13.
מַכָּתֵֽ/ךְ
makkâh
H4347
"wound"
N-fs | Suff
A wound or blow, also referring to carnage, pestilence, or defeat. It can describe physical harm, like a beating, or widespread suffering, like a plague.
Definition: 1) blow, wound, slaughter 1a) blow, stripe 1b) beating, scourging 1c) wound 1d) slaughter 1e) defeat, conquest 1f) plague
Usage: Occurs in 46 OT verses. KJV: beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, [idiom] sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed). See also: Leviticus 26:21; 2 Chronicles 22:6; Psalms 64:8.
Study Notes — Jeremiah 30:12
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- Context
- Cross References
- Jeremiah 30:12 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 30:12
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 30:12
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
- Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
- Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
- Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 30:12
- Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 30:12
- Whedon's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
- Sermons on Jeremiah 30:12
Context — The Restoration of Israel and Judah
10As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
11For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
12For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
13There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. 14All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Jeremiah 15:18 | Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there. |
| 2 | Jeremiah 30:15 | Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 14:17 | You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound. |
| 4 | 2 Chronicles 36:16 | But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. |
| 5 | Ezekiel 37:11 | Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’ |
| 6 | Isaiah 1:5–6 | Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. |
Jeremiah 30:12 Summary
[Jeremiah 30:12 tells us that our injury is incurable and our wound is grievous, which means that the pain and suffering we experience as a result of our sin is very deep and cannot be healed by human means. But God is not giving up on us, and He wants to heal and restore us, as seen in Jeremiah 31:3 which says that God loves us with an everlasting love. We can be healed through God's mercy and grace, and through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as seen in Isaiah 53:5 which says that by His wounds we are healed. By trusting in God's love and mercy, we can begin to heal and experience restoration, as seen in Psalm 103:3 which says that God heals all our diseases.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that our injury is incurable and our wound is grievous?
This means that the spiritual and emotional pain we experience as a result of our sin is so severe that it cannot be healed by human means, but only by God's intervention, as seen in Jeremiah 30:12 and supported by Jeremiah 17:9 which states that the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked.
Is God saying that He has given up on us because our wound is grievous?
No, God is not giving up on us, but rather He is acknowledging the severity of our sin and its consequences, as stated in Jeremiah 30:12, and He is calling us to repentance and restoration, as seen in Jeremiah 31:3 which says that God loves us with an everlasting love.
How can we be healed if our injury is incurable?
We can be healed through God's mercy and grace, as stated in Psalm 103:3 which says that God heals all our diseases, and through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as seen in Isaiah 53:5 which says that by His wounds we are healed.
What is the relationship between our sin and our incurable wound?
Our sin is the cause of our incurable wound, as stated in Jeremiah 30:12, and it is only through repentance and forgiveness that we can begin to heal, as seen in 1 John 1:9 which says that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I am experiencing spiritual or emotional pain, and how can I surrender them to God for healing?
- How does the fact that my injury is incurable affect my relationship with God, and what does it reveal about my need for Him?
- In what ways can I apply the truth of Jeremiah 30:12 to my life, and what steps can I take to seek healing and restoration from God?
- What are some ways that I can trust in God's love and mercy, even when I am experiencing pain and suffering, as seen in Psalm 23:4 which says that even in the darkest valley, God is with us?
Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 30:12
For thus saith the Lord, thy bruise [is] incurable,.... By themselves or others, in all human appearance; there was no help for them from men; their case seemed desperate; there was no likelihood of
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 30:12
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. Thy bruise is incurable. The desperate circumstances of the Jews are here represented as an incurable wound.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
Interpreters generally understand by bruise or wound here the state that the Jews should be in the captivity of Babylon, which would be miserable, and so miserable that it would be incurable from any hand, except the hand of God. But I do not understand why it may not as well be interpreted of their sinful state, with reference to God’ s purpose, and interpreted by , where it is said, The wrath of God arose against them till there was no remedy. They had sinned to that degree that God had resolved into captivity they should go, and there should abide till the determination of seventy years.
Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
Jeremiah 30:12 For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise [is] incurable, [and] thy wound [is] grievous.Ver. 12. Thy bruise is incurable,] i.e., Inevitable, by God’ s irrevocable decree. Or, It is incurable in itself; but not to me, who am an almighty Physician or surgeon. See Ezekiel 37:11. They seemed "free among the dead," free of that company.
Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
(12) Thy bruise is incurable . . .—The mind of the prophet dwells on the seeming hopelessness, in words which sound like an echo from his Lamentations (Jeremiah 2:13), in order to enhance the blessedness of the reverent utterance of hope which appears in Jeremiah 30:17.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
Verse 12. Thy bruise is incurable] אנוש anush, desperate, not incurable; for the cure is promised in Jeremiah 30:17, I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds.
Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 30:12
5–22. See introd. note to section. For a parallel in the character of the description in Jeremiah 30:5-11, Dr. compares Isaiah 13:6-15 (the overthrow of Babylon) followed by Isaiah 14:1 f. (the deliverance of Israel); also Isaiah 24:14-15; Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 25:1-5.
Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 30:12
Incurable - Mortal, fatal.
Whedon's Commentary on Jeremiah 30:12
ISRAEL’S DIRE AND JEHOVAH’S MERCY, Jeremiah 30:12-17.12. Incurable — That is, to human thought. But the things that seemed impossible to man were yet possible with God.
Sermons on Jeremiah 30:12
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June 23. 1678. Separate the Precious From the Vile: Or, the Altar-Fire. by Jane Lead | Jane Lead preaches about the cry of the soul in distress, questioning the perpetual pain and lack of healing, and feeling abandoned by God in the face of overwhelming challenges. H |
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Why Is My Pain Unending? by Thomas Brooks | Thomas Brooks addresses the question of unending pain and suffering, emphasizing that while God has reasons for His actions, He is not obligated to reveal them to us. He warns agai |
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Jeremiah the Man of Sorrows by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the lack of young people preparing for the mission field and the focus on success rather than serving God. He emphasizes the need for a high s |
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(Haggai) Pointed Powerful Paralysing Preaching by Willie Mullan | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the challenges faced by the people of Judah and Benjamin as they built the temple of the Lord. He emphasizes that when God calls us to do His |
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His Manifest Presence - Part 1 by Walter Beuttler | In this sermon transcript, the speaker shares a harrowing experience of witnessing a violent attack on a bus. He emphasizes the importance of relying on God's presence as a shield |
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Anarchy in Worship or Recent Innovation Contrasted W/ Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (1875) by James Begg | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the objection to symbolism in worship. He refers to Deuteronomy 4, where it is stated that God spoke to the people without any similitude or |
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The Captivity of Judah by C.I. Scofield | C.I. Scofield delivers a powerful sermon on the consequences of rejecting God's remedy, as seen in the wickedness of the king, priests, and people of Judah. Despite warnings from p |